Japan calls for sanctions against N. Korea
Japan called for sanctions against North Korea in a UN resolution today that would condemn a series of missile launches by the reclusive communist nation and urge the immediate return to six-party talks on its nuclear programme.
But China and Russia said they favour a weaker council statement without any threat of sanctions, positions that will make it very difficult for Japan and its key allies, the United States and Britain, to get tough measures.
After North Korea defied international appeals and started a series of missile launches, ambassadors from the 15 nations on the Security Council held an emergency meeting to start discussing a response.
A draft resolution circulated by Japan would ban the transfer of funds, material and technology that could be used in North Korea’s missile and weapons of mass destruction programs.
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